In a friendly game played at the Al Mansoora Ground, the Dastagir Strikers faced the Madina Stars, in a match that saw both teams fighting it out till the last ball.
Batting first, the Madina Stars were off to a shaky start, losing both openers early on in the innings. However, the middle order, consisting of Saim Ayub and Sohaib Khan dominated the bowlers, and lifted their side to a competitive score of 149 runs, for the loss of 4 wickets, at the end of 20 overs. Saim contributed 33 runs in 24 balls (4 fours) while Sohaib scored a dominating 48 runs in 36 balls, with 3 fours and 3 sixes to his name. For the Dastagir Strikers, Sonu and Shobi took a wicket each for 19 and 23 runs respectively.
The Dastagir Strikers started their chase confidently, with opener Yawar Inayat scoring a 36 ball 42, with 3 boundaries to his name. Fellow teammate Shan supported him with a quick 34 runs in 26 balls, with the aid of 3 fours. However, the Madina Stars fought back into the game, with Qavi Khan and Safwan Khan picking up 2 wickets each, for 28 and 19 runs respectively. Thereby, the Strikers' could only manage to score 142 runs, before being all out, with 2 overs remaining.
The Madina Stars won the match by 7 runs.
